[…] the National Park Service has granted thousands of research permits. In Yellowstone alone, there are about 40 research studies being conducted at any given time. Commercial firms studying microbes that flourish in Yellowstoneβs geysers stand to earn billions, and Yellowstone should get a piece of that. Yet opponents challenge such agreements as a commercial […]
Whether focused on public or private lands, the goal of this special issue is to explore new frontiers in land management.
[…] flood control as the water slows while moving through the watershed, pollination by those pollinators living along the edge of the forest, and biodiversity conservation if endangered plants or animals live in the woods. Or consider something as simple as soil. More than a clump of dirt, soil is a complex matrix of organic […]
[…] is ranchersβ fear of brucellosis, a bacterial disease that causes spontaneous abortions in cows-although there are no documented cases of domestic cattle contracting the disease from wild, free-roaming bison. Some suggest, however, that the risk of cows contracting brucellosis is low. βTheoretically there is a risk, but itβs so low that it doesnβt justify […]
[…] and temperature can be controlled by the quantity of water allowed to spill through the dam. Restoring wetlands like those on the Granger spring creek is a reliable source of cold, clean water for both wildlife and the public. Fences Make Good Neighbors While the ranch is not open to the general public, the […]
[…] landowners to lease hunting rights directly to high-paying, nonresident hunters. In return for this profit potential, enrolled landowners provide valuable public benefits, namely, a certain amount of free hunting access for Colorado residents and very specific habitat improvements for both game and nongame species. Ranching for wildlife solves the split ownership problem by sharing […]
Examining the lionfish “takeover” in waters of the Southeastern U.S. and Caribbean, and what markets are doing to solve it.
A new design for a high speed passenger train has been described by some as a brilliant Chinese innovation.
[…] flood control as the water slows while moving through the watershed, pollination by those pollinators living along the edge of the forest, and biodiversity conservation if endangered plants or animals live in the woods. Or consider something as simple as soil. More than a clump of dirt, soil is a complex matrix of organic […]
[…] therebe when the red and green is replaced by black? A recent PERC Policy SeriesββTwo Forests under the Big Skyββcontrasts federal and tribal forest management. In that study, Alison Berry shows that the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes manage their lands better than those in the adjacent Lolo National Forest, in part, because they […]